The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-02-26
LETTER FROM REV. E. l.. CONGER.
RIVERSIDE, CAL, Feb. 6, 1887.

RIVERSIDE, CAL, Feb. 6, 1887.
To the Editor of the Unirersolist:
Your letter was handed me by "Uncle
SAM" who, with speed and promptness
that defes criticism, fires it across the
continent, over two thousand miles, and
lays it in my hands with hardly mo-
ment's delay, and charges you only two
cents for the service. am grateful, and
think We have about as efficient postal
service az the world affords. If any an
archist who is fighting our government
thinks he can find a better let him go
and enjoy it's benefits.
Our Postal Service.
A few weeks ago the Security Loan &
Trust Company, of Des Moines, L., sent
me legal document, which forwarded
20 Providence, r. I. 1t was part Of the
eighty-seven sacks two tons) of mail
matter that was burned in the late rail
way disaster at West Springfield, Mase.
The postmaster at Springfield gathered
up the charred remains and undertook
to deliver the fragments to their owners
OF my letter the address was gone, the
postmark was gone, and all names wers
gone; only small part of the left end OF
the letter remained. Upon this he found
Des Moi" as his only guide. He
stamped it as having been through the
fire Of that wreck, and mailed it to the
postmaster of Des Moines, Iowa. This
official saw on the charred fragment,
Sec IL" the rest was consumed.
He dropped it in the mail of the above
named company. They recognized the
fragment, and with their usual prompt.
ness issued duplicate and sent it to me.
The new document reached me within a
week of the time received the first. The
prompt return of that little remnant of a
letter saved much delay, expense and
possible litigation. The same, no doubt,
is true of thousands of cases represented
in that disaster. Our postal service is a
success. reached here
Safe-but not Sound.
I had been frequently warned by my
physician and my own feelings, that !
was losing ground. thought this trip,
with it's change and rest would put me
on the upward trend without crisis. ]
was mistaken. When reached the Hot
Springs of Las Vegas, N. NJ, the altitude
(6,700 feet produced greater strain
than my system could endure. Nearly
every function Of the body ceased action
was removed, not as Paul was, in
basket, but 10 the arms of strangers.
was placed in pullman" and deposited
here, without much life or strength lef
in this faithful body. Good Br. Deer
came at once to me, brought physician
and with faithful wife and hosts o
kind friends, and this bright and balm
cline, 1 could not resist recovering, an,
here am able to write to you.
Riverside and its Bishop.
Riverside is delightful place, and tn
Northerner who has left behind the sa,
but certain blizzard, with thermomete
20 deg. finds warm welcome. Blu
much of that warmth is in the welcome O
Br. Deere and his estimable wife. The,
not only care for their parish in all it
interests, and take an active part in tn
welfare of the town, but they welcom
the stranger that is within the gates, an,
see that his stay is made bright and com
Portable. Their home is the Mecca 10
all Universalist pilgrims. They com
and go as if it was home. Yesterday
while rested in his easy chair for hal
an hour, Connecticut, New York, Illinois
and Minnesota were represented anon
the callers. 1t is thus every day, s
CHEEKY and inviting is the parsonage c
the California bishop. This is no empt